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Base edging required, but with time running out, a very quick basing option was needed…. “Teddy bear fur cornfields” has been used…. 95th Rifles ready for next Thursday… Whose that blonde haired bloke with the sword?

The first of two programmes which show how the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government to become the institution it is today. Jonathan Dimbleby reveals how in 1939 the BBC prepared for the first broadcast war: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zqtkn

Drama on 3: Napoleon Rising

BBC Radio 3: Sun 14 June 2015, 22.00 – 00.00. Repeat of part of Radio 3’s 2012 Napoleon season.

An epic drama charting Napoleon Bonaparte’s meteoric rise in the early years of the French revolution, set against his tumultuous relationship with Josephine. Written by Anthony Burgess but never performed in his lifetime and now adapted for radio by Anjum Malik.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p2q2c

Two days before the Battle of Waterloo, the Duchess of Richmond decides to give a grand ball. Against all seeming common sense, the Duke of Wellington agrees. Mike Walker’s new play, based on historical fact, delves into the hearts and minds of the Ball’s participants to give a vivid portrait of those about to embark on one of the most famous battles in history. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y0p8v

Napoleon

BBC 2: Wed 17 June 2015, 21.30- 22.30. 2/3

1805: Napoleon, now Emperor of the French and King of Italy, is at the height of his power. British historian Andrew Roberts visits the battlefield of Austerlitz, one of his greatest military victories. Roberts also examines the compromises the dictator was forced to make to maintain his global power.